I'm going to get one for my wife! With her arthritis and all,sure beats swinging a big ax over her head! By time I get back from golf,I'm sure she'll have a few cords split!

I've split 5 cords through it so far. Does what I need it to. kzfaq.infoUgkxUyQswtttSffRMblGbrhCvZn7JkhtG1-7 I scrounge all my firewood and am not equipped to handle big wood, but for logs up to 24 inch diameter or so, it works great. I've been amazed by some of the gnarly bur oak and elm crotches it has split. For the tougher stuff within it's size range, you might have to study the piece a bit to decide the best attack, but if you split smart it's up to the job. It did arrive low on oil, and I was would have nicked it half a star for that, but it has regained my full confidence. UPDATE NOVEMBER 2021: Still going strong after all these years. I love the one-handed operation. Hope it's still in production if I ever need to replace it

Thank you for this video. I went and picked one up this morning and spent an hour splitting wood. Works just as shown in video. Thanks!

Watched this before I bought mine, and it mirrors my experience. Glad to have been warned about that support piece bending...I keep an eye on that. I use mine in my garage/driveway so the tiny wheels come in handy, and the whole thing is more stable. If you work wood that splits easily with one swing of a maul, this may not be worth your trouble, but for the tough, stringy stuff, it's great.

Thanks or the video! I got mine at HF with. 25% off coupon so under $100. I used it to split some big rounds that I cannot lift up to my electric splitter on a stand. This way I get those big boys down to a size I can readily handle...I am an older fellow with weak back, lifting a 100 pound round ain't so easy anymore...this splitter allows me to work smarter, not harder! An it stores in very little space when not in use!

Here's a user tip: if you have a pair of those tire ramp stands, put them on one side of this splitter so you can tproll the big logs right up on it to split, no muss, no fuss!

I've got one similar to this one. Same appearance, same operating style. It sure does save a lot of work. Yeah, I could purchase an electric or a gas operated one, but it doesn't seem necessary, and the workout does me good. Now I have a woodshed-lean-to with horse mats over gravel in the work area. With that solid and stable platform, I have zero issues with the splitter moving around.

i have had mine for 2 years and it is still working good. my guides bent the first time i used mine too. sure beats an ax and a splitter iron!!

Sweet!! Thanks for sharing. I'm going to get one. I've read reviews and most are really happy with theirs and surprised at the quality for such a low price..

Thanks for the review, kinda needed something my gf can use to split the larger logs that won't fit in the stove when I'm not home

Cool video, I found one of those log splitters at a social concerns store and purchased it. I had a harbor freight 23Ton air over hydraulic jack laying around so I removed the manual cylinder and replaced accordingly. It works very efficiently and fast. The cylinder I used had its own spring return as well as an adjustable height screw for those shorter logs. LOL

I was given one of these because it leaked from the valve knob - I put a little O-ring in there and it now works perfectly. As has been said, with straight grained wood you're better off using an axe/maul but for those awkward knotty bits, this does a good job and for a price I can't complain!

I've had one for years. Love it!

I've been wondering about that thing. Thanks for the review.

I've had mine for 12 years, put a stabilize bar to keep splitter from laying on it's side. I had to put -O- rings in pump. It's treated me real good & I've split wood that caused log splitter to jump off the ground when log finally split. For $120. it's a great buy !

I've had mine for 3 years and I love it!

I have one of these and mounted it to a two wheeled dolly which makes it portable and more stable. It's nice to have on my deck and is quiet and can be used at all hours of the day or night if needed.

I'll def be buying one! Good review sir!

Was looking to possibly build one but now might buy this. Thanks

I've got a clone of this which was purchased at Lowe's (because I had a gift card from a work party). In the year since it was purchased, this manual splitter has proven to be a very worthwhile investment. The lone drawback is you have to move it on a dolly in the yard. Recently, I started keeping it on the dolly and it's been a bit easier on me during use.

Better than swinging a maul and sledge all day. I'm not old but in my 40s, and that is a freaking work out, and man do I get sore. I like this. Off the grid no electric or gas, or swinging heavy stuff. And worth the money. 100 bucks is about what I have in my maul sledge and axe.

Looked at this exact one but passed cause I wanted to research it. Now I need to go back and purchase. Thanks for the video!!!

Thanks for posting this. I ordered one to split wood down for my smaller stove without having to wade out to the woodpile to swing an axe in the snow. I wanted to be sure I was using it correctly (the instructions were not particularly instructive) and found your video with a quick search. The sound was fine for me and the info was very helpful. Thanks again!

I'm getting a little long in the tooth, and bought one because it is safer than swinging an axe, and it allows you to pace yourself without having to put everything you've got into the axe swing. It's very quiet vs a powered splitter. I take my time and enjoy it instead of killing myself.

Thank you for the demo. It looks pretty handy🙂

Great video, very informative. I read through these and got a chuckle to your answers to some of the dumber responses!

So helpful! Had an electric logsplitter which worked well until it didn't. I might take your tips and go this route. Our dead tree supply seems endless at the moment. Thank you!

Mine lasted for three seasons that’s when it started leaking hydraulic fluid from between the cylinder and body. Took it to a couple of places to see if it could be fixed. I was told that it would cost more to repair it then it would cost to buy another one. The way it’s welded together would be more costly in labor to disassemble. May look at the more recent builds and see how they’ve been assembled. Mine wouldn’t take logs bigger than eighteen inches.

Thanks for post this review. Really helpful. Might be perfect for my needs.

Got one of these from HF a few years back when I had quite a few larger rounds to split...they were too big for me to pick up! Split a few with wedges and sledge, then got this and went right through them. Did quarters, then could pick up to put on my HF 5-ton electric splitter....not super fast, but when you are in yer late 60s and still working with firewood, it all definitely saves the back! I am not looking to be commercial or fast...just want to stack in about 2.5 to 3 cords per year for the wood heater!

Thanks for showing us and take care.

I usually buy my wood. But I had one of these. It's great for those logs the left to big.

Thanks for the video, I am going to get one.

Thanks so much for the awesome review buddy. I wasn't sure if it was worth buying, but now I will definitely look to buy one soon.👍😉

Great review!!! Wasn’t sure how these worked. Going to buy one now and get some work done through the quarantine!!!!

Thank you for this! Totally awesome! Love it.

I picked one up from Home Depot - it works like a charm for those logs that are just about impossible to split with a maul.

Thanks for sharing this video. I was thinking I'd not like pumping that to split but it looks easy, no real issues. I think I'll be buying one myself this week.

Love it! Works great for the appropriate size log.

I was wondering if the manual splitter would help me. Thank you for this video.

Great job and nice video information.

I like the vertical engine driven system; no lifting and easy to reposition the logs

Nice machine, been using mine for years!

Thanks for the review video. Helped a lot in my decision to buy one now.

You and me sir have a different definition of a phrase "goes pretty quickly".

Just bought this, I really like it

i had one when i was 5 years old man it was a work out every day

Great Mothers Day gift idea.

nice review. thanks for posting!

I picked up this also due to a lot of knotty rounds that I couldn't bust with my mual. It was cheap,a great workout, and most importantly it works with some modifications.

I have one I bought used. It works great for me. I use it to split the harder pieces in half, and use a axe afterwards

I have one and it works great. I can use it indoors, can't use a maul indoors, LOL. Not everyone needs "the fastest", or one to use on 25+ cords of wood per year. For occasional use, they are awesome. People with injuries, or a disability can use this no problem, that is a factor with some people.

Nice video! Thanks for mentioning that. The right hand cylinder is a lower power one than the right. That is not in my manual that came with the unit. Same brand same model. That's a little strange isn't it but I love the unit so far in splitting some pretty tough pieces like 8"+ dia. old Manzanita and it's no problem especially using your technique using the right hand lever until the first major split.

Very Simple and Practical. Thanks

My grandma overheard you talking about wrenching your big log, and now she won’t let me back in the house. Thanks.

Excellent !!! Thank you for your review !!

Brought one 4 years ago....works fine still

The ram mounting plate flexed and bent. Still use it to split smaller pieces. I bought a Stickler for the biggin's !?

thanks for the video, I just sold mine, because I am still healthy and this is a tad slow for my needs, but the guy who purchased it thought it was broken or something, the length of the ram, well, it would be nice if they went ahead and added the telescoping ram head to it just to get those short pieces of wood, so anyway I shared this with him because it explained everything nicely. thanks again

I split enough wood to line the back of my 25 foot wide barn 4 feet high in 18" logs. The splitter finally busted the piston seal, and HF had no replacement seal. It had a very cheap poly cup with an "O" ring retainer. After asking a couple of places about replacing the seal with a normal U cup and getting a ridiculously high quote to do so (The piston had to be machined to fit standard seals), I purchased a single lip piston seal from an eBay supplier and used a Rotozip as a die grinder to machine the piston slot to fit. I finished the slot out with a mill file as I hand spun the piston against a support. It is all now better than new. Since the seal was less than $6.00, I came out way ahead instead of buying another splitter. I would advise changing out the hydraulic oil after the first extensive use. Contaminated oil seems to have been the problem that degraded the seal by abrasion. Live and learn. You can split wood that is much larger than 6 inches, but do not allow the pressing plate to push on the edge of the plate. Make sure it pushes on the center of the plate. I bent the splitting push rod from the piston shaft when I was splitting a very large box elder log. As long as you keep the face plate center on the log, you will be OK.

Thanks for the review I'll get one and give it a go up at deer camp. If it don't work I'm only out a $100.00 plus it's a new toy to mess with.

I recently bought the Southland 6 ton electric / hydraulic splitter and love that thing.

Great content !

liked and subbed! EXcellent job of clearly presenting pros & cons. :-D

Bought one after a year it leaks a little no problem I bought a gallon of oil and filler up when needed. Good way to work out stress.

I've been wondering how they work . Thanks ! I might just buy one !

Good info, thanks

I love my harbor freight log splitter

wow thats really cool nice video

I Bent the ram on mine a little but I think I can fix it. I’ve had a pretty good experience with mine other wise

Appreciate this review and tips

Awesome review

Anyone have any good advise on whether it's best to store the upright or laying down? I've had mine for a few years and have stored it upright. Substantial amount of oil leaks out. The drain plug is fine and the valve knob is shut tight.

Thank you for splitting through the part where a branch was cut off. I was wondering how this type of splitter would handle that.

I have only had mine for one year and it now leaks oil, I’m not sure why, it doesn’t extend as far as it used to.

Good clean split

I slightly bent the actual steal frame off centre due to those bloody side catches. Was my bad as I was really really going at it with the short burst lever. Wish I had watched this video first haha. Should have noticed, but yeah, grinded them off haha. Still works a treat. I just make sure I line them up on the natural cracks. To ensure an easier split. Neighbour down the road has a 50T Briggs and stratton. Give him some chicken eggs and leave him topped up with my own fuel for the big stuff and happy days haha. Good lil work out on the old manual. I use an axe for clean wood. Splitter is just great for small/medium sized knotted logs.

Wow!! That log splitter is VERY impressive

Rounding the edges and corners with your grinder will definitely reduce the hanging.

I have the harbor freight 10 ton splitter. So far a big time saver. The thing most people don't understand is its any manual splitter is mostly to just crack the log and you still need to finish it with a splitting ax or maul

I"m buying one for my husband, who is currently cutting with an axe. I can and do use an axe, but we are both 66 yrs and there may come a time when we need something simpler.

You can make one with an air powered bottle jack also and a old axe head for the splitting wedge. I used a piece of trailer beam for the channel and welded a back plate and the axe head. Just connect an air line and push the jack button.

Does anyone know where I can find replacement rubber seal that is labeled rectangle ring 33a on parts list? My splitter is leaking from the knob that releases the main ram. I have a model 67090

It's so easy that I can use it. Now with winter it beats using a axe and you get a nice workout.

Thanks for sharing the video

Great job!!!!

honest review. If it works god bless him.

Good video!!

Well that's pretty impressive for something come from Harbor Freight

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you helped me make my mind up on getting one. this looks easy!

have one that's sort of like a little pull behind trailer frame it's on plus a spot for a pin to hook a trailer behind that so you can haul it and a wood cart around. kinda meh on it. I guess if you don't wanna swing an axe then use that. would rather use kinetic or screw type splitter. even powered hydraulic is too slow and i've ran into some pieces that will not split on that. probably screw since they can split full on trees if using them mounted to a post hole digger setup. Otherwise I'd mount it to a table similar to barkbuster.

The function is very good. I have owned two 10-ton manual splitters - both Greyhound model 67090 and Central Machinery model 62291. After 5 years, the gaskets failed on the 67090 and it was impossible to get replacement parts locally. So I bought the 62291. Within a year the pins and guide shafts broke. Both are made in China. My guess is they use recycled steel which is more brittle. Bottom line: good design and function, but poor materials.

Good review . Been thinking of getting one. got a Fiskars axe but if you are not used to using an axe , that can wear you out soon. One thing i noticed is that the splitter is a bit wobbly . Since you bought it , did you do anything to stabilize it?

Had splitter for about a year and it work fine but the small cylinder quite working making the unit unusable. Called Harbor Freight and they could not help and would not release the mfg name so I could see if they had a solution. Noticed others had the same issue without any solutions.

Cool, didn’t want to buy an expensive one. This will do me.

I like mine. Just the right amount of work. Not too easy, not too hard.

Wall mount it by the stove to make kindling.

Have same splitter. Not the fastest but a 62 yr man can use it all day. Learned to cut logs so get use of full cylinder length. Can't beat it for the $$

How long and how thick can the log be